You included very good information, however, I really had to work hard to realize that. Your project was awkwardly spaced so that it spanned four pages instead of just one. Although I knew you were referring to 王 at the beginning, I didn't see the character until I found it on the second page in the middle of your information on 吗. You didn't introduce the characters 叫 or 吗 before the information about them. I can't imagine any of the confusing layout was intentional, and that technology is at fault. Organizational mistakes aside, I really liked the topic you chose. It was clever how you chose three characters that really have no relation, but that you were able to use each character to enforce the others. You did a good job of supporting your main ideas with examples and side notes that showed your own personal input. (“Ma” was used as a question mark in ancient times. However, today “ma” is used in addition to a question mark.) That really interested me. The fact that I didn't remember learning that in class either makes me look bad because I wasn't paying attention, or makes you look really good because you did outside research. I hope it's the latter. I didn't quite understanding your usage of highlighting. It seemed very sporadic, not consistent. Under 叫, there is a random "whistle" which completely confused me. Also, some of your text was too small to read. Despite the confusing layout, you summarized the three characters very well, using both textual references and your own personal contributions. Your advice to "pay attention to word order" and not "translate literally with English usage/word order" was very helpful, as I have noticed that those are two very common mistakes among Chinese I students. Your questions were interesting; I had never pondered those ideas before. Overall, it was a very thorough and well-thought out project, although you may want to reprimand your computer.
RSCV10's comments:
You included very good information, however, I really had to work hard to realize that. Your project was awkwardly spaced so that it spanned four pages instead of just one. Although I knew you were referring to 王 at the beginning, I didn't see the character until I found it on the second page in the middle of your information on 吗. You didn't introduce the characters 叫 or 吗 before the information about them. I can't imagine any of the confusing layout was intentional, and that technology is at fault. Organizational mistakes aside, I really liked the topic you chose. It was clever how you chose three characters that really have no relation, but that you were able to use each character to enforce the others. You did a good job of supporting your main ideas with examples and side notes that showed your own personal input. (“Ma” was used as a question mark in ancient times. However, today “ma” is used in addition to a question mark.) That really interested me. The fact that I didn't remember learning that in class either makes me look bad because I wasn't paying attention, or makes you look really good because you did outside research. I hope it's the latter. I didn't quite understanding your usage of highlighting. It seemed very sporadic, not consistent. Under 叫, there is a random "whistle" which completely confused me. Also, some of your text was too small to read. Despite the confusing layout, you summarized the three characters very well, using both textual references and your own personal contributions. Your advice to "pay attention to word order" and not "translate literally with English usage/word order" was very helpful, as I have noticed that those are two very common mistakes among Chinese I students. Your questions were interesting; I had never pondered those ideas before. Overall, it was a very thorough and well-thought out project, although you may want to reprimand your computer.TBKCV12's comments: